EP0630212B1 - Surgical cutting block - Google Patents
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- A61B17/14—Surgical saws ; Accessories therefor
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- the field of the invention relates to surgical devices, and more particularly to surgical cutting blocks used for guiding saws and similar cutting devices in the shaping of bone, cartilage and other medium to hard tissue.
- US-A-4960735 discloses an alumina based ceramic composition comprising carbide whiskers, zirconia, a residue of magnesia and alumina, such composition being for use in cutting tools employed at temperatures between 600C and 1200C.
- the invention meets these objects by providing an improved cutting block having one or more cutting guide surfaces characterised in that it or they comprise a composition having a Knoop hardness of 466 or greater (under 500gm load or greater), a chrome content of less that 10% by weight and a nickel content that is substantially less than 4% by weight.
- the cutting block of the invention may be entirely composed of the desired composition or may be a composite construction having a core unit composed of stainless steel or other material suitable for surgical applications that is fitted with and coupled to one or more units composed of the composition described above and configured with a desired cutting guide surface.
- Such units may be discrete blocks or laminas that are physically affixed to or inlaid into a desired surface of the core unit or alternatively may constitute coatings or deposits that are bonded to a desired surface of the core unit using known techniques.
- the surgical device of the invention are advantageous over prior art in that toxic deposits within the joint as a result of surgery are minimized, in that the tolerances of the reference cutting surface are maintained throughout surgery, and in that blade heating due to friction between the blade and cutting guide surface is reduced.
- FIGS. 1A & 1B are views in perspective of two embodiments of the cutting block of the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a view in perspective of a first saw-captive embodiment of the cutter of the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a view in perspective of a second saw-captive embodiment of the cutter of the invention.
- cutting block 10 can be comprised of a single material or composition that has been shaped to provide one or more cutting guide surfaces 12 .
- cutting block 10 may be comprised of a core unit 14 coupled to one or more cutting guide units 16 .
- cutting block 10 can be provided with positioning pins (not shown) that are either integral with the cutting block or which may be attached to the cutting block via screw holes 20 .
- the cutting guide surface 12 of the cutting block should be of a material having a high degree of hardness coupled with low chrome and nickel content. Satisfactory parameters for such a material include a Knoop hardness of 466 or greater (under a 500 gm load or greater), a chrome content of less than 10% and a nickel content of less than 4%. A preferred material would have a Knoop hardness of 800 or greater (under a 500 gm load or greater), a chrome content of less than 8% and a nickel content of less than 3%. A most preferred material would have a Knoop hardness of 1000 or greater (under a 500 gm load or greater), a chrome content of less than 6% and a nickel content of less than 2%.
- the cutting guide units 16 can be laminated or otherwise affixed at desired positions and angles on a core unit that may or may not have these characteristics.
- such cutting surface may be achieved by directly depositing a material having these characteristics on a preformed cutting guide surface, so long as the thickness of the material deposited is sufficiently thick to perform under normal surgical conditions.
- the entire block may be fabricated out of a composition having the desired hardness and chemical composition outlined above, provided that doing so is time and cost effective.
- Materials having the desired characteristics that would be suitable for this work include ceramics such as zirconia, aluminas, certain borides such as titanium diboride and boron carbide, nitrogen-hardened titanium and similar materials. Such materials are known in the art and can be obtained from Coors Ceramic Company (Golden, Colorado). Although any of the materials just listed have the desired characteristics for cutting surface material as described above, ceramics like zirconia with very high Knoop hardness, high fracture toughness and low thermal conductivity are preferred. Such compounds are additionally advantageous because they have low coefficients of friction when used with standard metallic cutting blades, thus reducing heat generation, and are essentially nickel and chrome-free.
- Cutting block 10 may be configured to provide open channels extending laterally from each end, as shown in FIG. 2 or may be provided with internal channels as shown in FIG. 3.
- the block may be comprised of a solid piece of material having the desired hardness and metal content characteristics, or may be a composite comprised of a core unit 14 coupled with cutting units 16 so that the cutting guide surfaces 12 are comprised of the desired material.
- a surgeon will first expose the joint or joint region to be replaced. Holes will be drilled into the bone having a depth and position reciprocal to the configuration of the alignment pins of the cutting block so that the cutting guide surface of the cutting block is properly aligned to cut the bone at a desired angle and to a desired depth using a standard saw.
- a cutting block having a cutting guide surface composed of a material having the hardness and chemical characteristics set forth above is then implaced into the joint by inserting the alignment pins into the bone drill holes. The surgeon then uses the cutting guide surface to align and guide the blade as a cut is made into the cartilage and bone tissue.
- the cutting block of the invention may also be used to cut soft tissues, either using adjacent bone as a reference anchor or by using a adjustable mount separate from the patient.
- the hardness of the cutting guide surface helps to maintain an even reference cutting surface that is not liable to fret.
- the preferred materials are also low in toxic metal ions which may be shed in residue during surgery. Further, the hardness of the material, particularly ceramics such as zirconia, ensure that fretting is minimized which reduces friction and thus heat generation during operation and reduces sludge production that can be shed during the operation in the treatment area.
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- A surgical cutting block (10) having at least one cutting guide surface (12) for guiding bone saws and similar blades characterised in that the cutting guide surface is comprised of a material having a Knoop hardness of 466 or greater, under a 500gm load or greater, a chrome content of 10% or less, and a nickel content of less than 4%.
- The surgical cutting block of claim 1 characterised in that the material is selected from the group consisting of zirconia, alumina, nitrogen-hardened titanium, and borides.
- The surgical cutting block of claim 2 characterised in that the material is zirconia.
- The surgical cutting block of any of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that, it further comprises:a) a core unit (14); andb) at least one cutting guide unit (16) coupled to said core unit and comprised of said material.
- The surgical cutting block of any of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that, it further comprises:a) a core unit having a first end and a second end; andb) a first cutting guide unit coupled to the first end of said core unit and provided with a through channel having at least one of said cutting guide surfaces; andc) a second cutting guide unit coupled to the second end of said core unit and provided with a through channel having at least another of said cutting guide surfaces,
wherein said first and second cutting guide units are comprised of said material.
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